Category: Heat waves affecting China

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 14 2021 to December 16 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.5 °C

Event center: 31.5°N 113.5°E

Area affected: 195035 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2021-Dec-14_to_2021-Dec-16_113.5_31.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 08 2021 to December 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.9 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 117.0°E

Area affected: 69993 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2021-Dec-08_to_2021-Dec-11_117.0_35.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 06 2021 to December 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.3 °C

Event center: 29.5°N 117.0°E

Area affected: 169689 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2021-Dec-06_to_2021-Dec-11_117.0_29.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China

Duration: 7 days

Time span: December 03 2021 to December 09 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.6 °C

Event center: 39.5°N 98.0°E

Area affected: 69948 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2021-Dec-03_to_2021-Dec-09_98.0_39.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 18 2021 to November 22 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.6 °C

Event center: 29.0°N 97.0°E

Area affected: 67307 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2021-Nov-18_to_2021-Nov-22_97.0_29.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 14 2021 to November 20 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.9 °C

Event center: 33.5°N 112.0°E

Area affected: 240140 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2021-Nov-14_to_2021-Nov-20_112.0_33.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 03 2021 to November 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.5 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 124.0°E

Area affected: 258440 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2021-Nov-03_to_2021-Nov-07_124.0_38.5